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When it comes to fighting games these days it appears that crossovers are the all the rage. Some games are being designed from the ground up as a massive crossover between multiple series, while others such as Tekken 7 are inviting characters from different games to join their ever-expanding roster.
As you can probably guess from the title alone, for Tekken 7 this means that Geese Howard of Fatal Fury fame will be coming to bolster the ranks. The details are currently a bit shaky, but you can expect to see Geese Howard arrive as a part of DLC #2 this Winter, though no specific release date has been given just yet.
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After the fairly mediocre Assassin's Creed Syndicate Ubisoft promised they would spend a lot more time ensuring that the next 'proper' Assassin's Creed game will be both bug-free and much more interesting. Whether the newly announced Assassin's Creed Origins is going to be bug-free, I certainly have no idea, but at least it does appear to be much more enticing than the previous entries in the series.
First and foremost, it is set in Ancient Egypt, an era that is very rarely represented in games if you ignore the presence of sand dunes and the occasional pyramid full of zombies you find every once in a while. The second, and perhaps most important change, is the newly reworked combat. Instead of just staring down 10 guards waiting to counter-attack them one by one, in Origins you will have to actually fight your enemies in what appears to be a simpler version of the Dark Souls combat system. Given the casual nature of the Assassin's Creed series its most likely not going to be as punishing, but hopefully it'll be at least half as exciting as that alone would be a massive improvement for the series!
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Whatever your thoughts on The Division may be, its still impressive to see Ubisoft support it despite the slowly dwindling playerbase. While the upcoming Update 1.7 may not revolutionize the entire game, it will bring with it some much-needed end-game content for players to explore.
The first of the new major features will be global events. They will appear once a month and last for around a week, bringing with them a variety of unique modifiers which will force players to adapt and adjust in order to succeed. Naturally, completing these types of difficult missions will give you a sizable amount of loot, including an event token that can be spent on Classified Gear Caches.
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Sundered is a hand-drawn Metroidvania that will have you explore a ruined world teeming with eldritch horrors. Unlike most Metroidvania games, however, Sundered will have a mixture of hand-crafted and procedurally generated levels, so while you'll be fighting the same bosses as everyone else your playthrough will most likely not be the same.
Given their importance to the overall flow of the game you might be interested to see what these bosses will be all about, in which case you should check out the recently posted launch trailer. Have a look:
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The modern remaster of the RTS classic Age of Empires 2 was so successful it ended up spawning entirely new expansions, so it shouldn't come as a massive surprise to hear that Microsoft has announced the Definitive Edition of the original Age of Empires. It will come with fully remastered 4k graphics, a re-orchestrated sound track, major gameplay improvements including the ability to zoom out way further than what was previously possible, and perhaps most importantly, a modern matchmaking system.
You can check out what the new and improved Age of Empires looks like in the relatively recent announcement trailer. It doesn't feature much in terms of straight up gameplay, but its more than enough to give you an idea of just what the developers are trying to achieve. Have a look:
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State of Decay is a bit of an unpolished game, but despite all of its flaws its still one of the most enjoyable zombie survival games out there, purely because it manages to hit all of the notes the genre is famous for. You need to fortify and maintain a home base, venture out into the wasteland to find supplies and food for your ever-growing colony, stealth your way through hordes of zombies as gunfire tends to draw more of them, and overall try to keep your extremely demoralized companions alive for another day.
As such I am very glad to say that during the recent E3 convention we not only got an announcement for State of Decay 2, but it also appears to follow in exactly the same footsteps as the original! If you're wondering what all of that means in terms of gameplay, here's the recently posted trailer:
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After many, many years it seems that The Lord of the Rings Online will finally allow players to enter one of the most interesting regions in the entirety of Middle-earth - Mordor. Once the Mordor expansion finally arrives it will bring with it the High Elves as a new race, the ability to fully explore Gorgoroth and face off against some truly terrifying beasties, and naturally, a storyline that will delve deep into Mordor's history.
Besides all of the new content there will also be an allegiance system where you can pledge your loyalty to one of the numerous factions in order to receive unique bonuses, gear, and even storyline. The process of crafting and gearing your characters will also be further improved in order to focus on customization, though no specifics have been released just yet. And just in case you were wondering, you will be able to explore Mount Doom and its surrounding area!
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If you've managed to explore pretty much everything The Elder Scrolls Online's Morrowind expansion has to offer, you'll be glad to hear that a brand new update is coming in the near future. As with most ESO updates it will come in two parts: one entirely free for all players, and the other a DLC pack.
The premium part of the update, The Horns of the Reach, will bring with it two new dungeons to explore: Bloodrot Forge and Falkreath Hold. On the other hand, the free part of Update 15 will bring with it a brand new Battlegrounds PvP mode by the name of Chaosball as well as a new PvP map, an update to the currency system, customizable combat cues and warnings, as well as new homes and furnishings for Homestead.
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Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon is an upcoming action-RPG set in a demon-ridden Western Europe somewhere in the 19th century. As is tradition with these types of games our protagonist will find herself succumbing to the demonic curse, after which she will need to figure out what exactly the demons are, and what the mysterious Queen of the Moon is searching for.
While the recently posted announcement trailer most likely won't fill you in on any of the story, it does a rather good job of setting the tone and atmosphere. So if you're interested in seeing what Nights of Azure 2 is going to look like, here's the video:
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Ever since Star Wars Battlefront 2's reveal during this year's E3 the focus was firmly planted on multiplayer. So much so that you might be surprised to hear that the singleplayer campaign will not revolve around the good guys as is tradition, but rather on the newly-defeated Imperials!
If you're wondering what the story is going to be about, and what sort of challenges the developers faced while trying to create some likable 'bad guys', you'll find what you seek in the newly posted "Behind the Story" developer video. Have a look, its well worth spending a couple of minutes on: